Chilean president to face impeachment trial over property deal

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera arrives at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile (Esteban Felix/AP)

President Sebastian Pinera was impeached by the lower house of Chile’s congress, setting up a trial in the nation’s Senate over allegations he favoured the sale of a family property while in office.

The vote to impeach got the bare minimum of 78 votes needed in the 155-member Chamber of Deputies and followed a marathon 20-hour session.